CHARRON NAMED FARNSWORTH/ITA ATLANTIC REGION SENIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR

May 12, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. – The old saying,
"saving your best for last," may have been directed at
senior Thibaut Charron (Sens, France) of the
Virginia Commonwealth University men's tennis team.

After going through off-season surgery, Charron
has bounced back with a 23-6 campaign and is ranked 25th in the
country entering the NCAA Tournament. For his outstanding play, he
was named the Farnsworth/ITA Atlantic Region Senior Player of the
Year.

"Thibaut showed a lot of determination
coming back from a bad injury that ended his season early last
year," Head Coach Paul Kostin said.
"He had showed some flashes of being really good in his first
two years, but this year he changed his approach to the game and it
showed. He has a chance to be a very special player."

Charron went a perfect 10-0 against regional
opponents with all 10 being straight set victories. His biggest win
came on March 24th when he topped third-ranked Sanam Singh of
Virginia, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

The senior will look to lead his team against a
very tough Duke team in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
First serve is set for 1 p.m. in Durham on Friday, May 14th.